Thanks man. If you’re ever in MA hit me up. YES! East and West!
Thanks man, I appreciate it. This build took blood, sweat and tears but it came out exactly how I imagined it.
Thanks Colin!
Thanks!
Thanks man. I cannot stress how important it is to test for boost leaks! That boost leak tester opened a complete can of worms (in a good way). I ended up redoing all the couplers, clamps and piping. Having a 0% boost loss is like free power. It will also keep the turbo and motor from working too hard. You can build one from Home Deport for a few bucks.
I have some awesome updates. I did my first track day at Thompson Speedway in CT on July 9th. Man was it a blast! The car did great and it was setup really well. It’s definitely very fast on a track. Looking forward to the next event. I have a long way to go to hone my driving skills and experiment with the shock and tire settings but it was a great day!
I also took 1st Place for DA Integra’s at HondaFest!
Dude this car is fast! The long geared LS, tires and LSD seriously make it so balanced though. Plus I’m using the .63 A/R housing with the Gt2871r and since the LS is low reving (especially comparing to say your B18c-r ) boost comes on smooth and quick and also holds until redline. The biggest caveat is the 290 ft/lbs of torque, it’s useful out of turns but you have to be extremely graceful with your throttle control. But to your point, I have a long way to go to catch up to it’s potential!
Hopefully next year. I got accepted into Wekfest but opted out of driving down and sitting in NYC traffic in Hot August. I went to the beach instead However, I think I will try to take the car next year.
Another small update for anyone who is interested. I have always hated the throttle pedal height on my car. It sits so low and it’s uncomfortable. Besides not being able to heel toe, I was in extreme discomfort in my seat/harness. I was able to bent the small tab that sits against the rubber stopper and then readjust the throttle cable. It’s not that hard but sort of a bitch of a position to work in and takes a bit of trial and error to get it all right. I just wanted to let people know that this was possible and doable. I also make a small extender for my clutch pedal. Everything fits like a glove now, it’s a beautiful thing to sit in a seat/harness and feel that you are in complete comfort.
So… I did another SCCA track night last night at Thompson Speedway (Thompson, CT) . I’ll post some pics soon. The car did great and I am already shaving off time. I cut down my best from 1:38 to 1:32. The first day I tracked the car the temps were in the 198-210 range. Yesterday I was seeing temps from 205-224 :uhoh: so I’m going to take some measures to try to bring it down. I just ordered a turbo blanket for the Turbine housing and some heat wrap for recirc tube and lower half of my DP. I’ll keep everyone updated on the results. If anyone has any recommendations please let know!
Temps will always be an issue. Not sure if you’ve seen my thread but I have a half rad and I see temps around 230 before I let go and do a cool down lap. Everything you mentioned is good but I’d also like to suggest as much shrouding as possible to your rad. That helped me the most. Car looks great man but even better to hear it’s performing well!
Thanks man! I will definitely take a look through your thread again. Wow, 230 is hot. I’ll take a look at the shrouding as well. This biggest issues with that is that I have the intercooler completely blocking everything. I’m not sure where I can make an improvement.
GoPro video from Wednesday night at Thompson! Lap 3 was a new personal best of 1:32.
I love the G meter hanging off of your rear view mirror. And holy crap it looks like you used almost the entire speedometer coming down the straight. How fast were you actually going down that stretch?
Haha I’m glad you appreciate it. I tried to zoom in on the “G Meter”. It’s a rare initial D key chain of the Sil-Eightly which very closely resembles my car and I was hitting 110 on the back straight!
Wow a turbo car on the track. I remember what some of my old setups felt like on the street and I could not imagine running all of that torque on the track. Kudos to you. I can definitely understand you having temp issues. Turbos create so much heat and having the intercooler blocking everything only compounds the problem. Getting a turbine blanket and wrapping the downpipe will help out some. Do you have an oil temp gauge? If so how are your oil temps? You might be able to help your coolant out by getting an external oil cooler and take some of the stress off the cooling system.
Oil cooler is a must. I have a pretty big 25 row oil cooler and my temps still reach 250 after around 15 minutes. If the session is 20 minutes long I need to do a cool down lap to continue.
Thanks man. I don’t know if you can tell in the video but the powerband is very manageable. I’ve got the turbo blanket and heat wrap installed. I’ll post some pics soon. Seems to have helped already with an initial test. I don’t have an oil temp gauge, I may add one over the winter.
Wow! I’ve never gone over 224, so maybe my setup isn’t all that bad. Let me know if you can recommend a good oil cooler for DA’s. I’m going to look into installing one. One concern is where I would mount it.
No camber kit. Everything is OEM, just pre-loaded and toe is zero front and rear.
I’m using the universal 25 row mishimoto oil cooler and so far so good. As for mounting location you don’t really have a choice but to install it right behind the intercooler. It still gets good air flow and will help significantly. My engine runs hot on small tracks but on big tracks everything seems good.
Do you by any chance know your front camber specs with the oem balljoints at your current ride height? It’s something I’ve been wanting to know.
[QUOTE=redtegra;2330335]I’m using the universal 25 row mishimoto oil cooler and so far so good. As for mounting location you don’t really have a choice but to install it right behind the intercooler. It still gets good air flow and will help significantly. My engine runs hot on small tracks but on big tracks everything seems good.
Do you by any chance know your front camber specs with the oem balljoints at your current ride height? It’s something I’ve been wanting to know.[/QUOTE]
I’m not going to do much to the car over the winter but I think you’ve convinced me that the oil cooler would be an easy and important upgrade. About the camber specs, I have a readout from the alignment that should show this ( I just have to find it). If not, I’ll try to take my own measurements as I’m sure others are also curious.
) boost comes on smooth and quick and also holds until redline. The biggest caveat is the 290 ft/lbs of torque, it’s useful out of turns but you have to be extremely graceful with your throttle control. But to your point, I have a long way to go to catch up to it’s potential!
However, I think I will try to take the car next year.
